{bc}
linkedin

Head of Marketing (FMCG)

Lobo Management
Dubai, UAE
fulltime
Mid-Senior
1 months ago
Marketing StrategyBrand Management GCCDigital Marketing MENACustomer AcquisitionMarket Research UAEContent Marketing
Free

Job Fit Check

Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.

?%
Ready to Scan

Key skills for this role

Marketing StrategyBrand Management GCCDigital Marketing MENA
Smart Apply

Full Job Posting

Overview

Our client is a leading FMCG company with a strong portfolio of multinational consumer brands.

They are seeking to hire a Regional Marketing Director / Head of Marketing to lead and transform the overall marketing agenda across brands, categories, and markets.

Based in Dubai, this is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving sustainable growth, strengthening brand equity, optimizing marketing ROI, and ensuring full alignment with principal brand strategies, while leading a team of Brand Managers across the portfolio.

This opportunity is particularly exciting for a commercially minded marketing leader who can combine strategic brand building with trade execution, distributor market complexity, and measurable business growth across multiple geographies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead the overall regional marketing strategy across brands, markets, and channels (including modern trade, traditional trade, pharmacies and ecommerce)
  • Drive long-term brand positioning, category growth, and portfolio expansion
  • Lead annual A&P planning, budgeting, and investment allocation
  • Oversee ATL, BTL, digital, trade marketing, and market execution strategies
  • Ensure pricing, promotions, and category initiatives translate into measurable commercial growth
  • Lead principal relationships, joint business planning, and strategic brand reviews
  • Drive product launches, innovation pipelines, and portfolio optimization
  • Establish strong KPI frameworks covering ROI, brand health, and performance analytics
  • Strengthen route-to-market and go-to-market effectiveness across operating markets
  • Lead and develop the regional marketing function, building capability and succession

Candidate Requirements

  • 10–15+ years of FMCG marketing experience
  • 5+ years in senior marketing leadership roles in FMCG
  • Multi-country or regional marketing leadership exposure preferred
  • Proven track record of driving revenue growth, market share, and profitability through marketing
  • Strong commercial, financial, and analytical capabilities
  • Experience managing brand portfolios, trade marketing, and principal relationships
  • Strategic leadership combined with operational execution excellence

Apply for this job in 1 click

Skip the repetitive application forms

Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.

Sarah M.James T.Maya R.

Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career

Start Free Today

More from this employer

More jobs at Lobo Management